TheJudge Contributes to The European Class Actions Forum 2024
Thejudge• June 26th, 2024
TheJudge recently contributed to The Europeans Class Action Forum 2024, hosted by ThoughtLeaders4 Disputes. The two-day conference in Amsterdam focused on the evolving class action regime in Europe. With speakers from across Europe and the globe, the event underscored … Continued
Amalgamation & Perspiration: The practical challenges of joining large-scale claims from an insurance perspective
Robert Warner• May 23rd, 2024
This article was originally published in TL4 Competition Magazine Issue 5: Riding The Rapids – Q2’s Competition Law and Litigation Update. In October 2023, the UK’s Competition Appeals Tribunal (“CAT”) consolidated two separate, competing actions against Google. The two … Continued
Managing cost and risk in cross-border disputes
Thejudge• May 9th, 2024
In today’s corporate landscape, managing the financial aspects of large cross-border disputes is becoming increasingly complex. Picture this scenario: a multinational corporation seeks your firm’s legal expertise for a substantial case with strong merits. It’s an exciting prospect until the … Continued
TheJudge Welcomes Muzammil Shaikh to the team
Thejudge• April 24th, 2024
TheJudge is delighted to welcome Muzammil Shaikh to the team at TheJudge. Muzammil is an experienced CFO with a deep understanding of how litigation insurance and finance benefit corporations and law firms at a fundamental financial level and … Continued
Shell seeks millions from firm they say acted as ‘funder’ and ‘party’ to failed matter without ATE
Thejudge• April 2nd, 2024
A recent order from the High Court has put listed law firm, Rosenblatt at the centre of a multimillion-pound dispute over costs in Jalla v. Shell. The High Court has now allowed for cost order proceedings to be issued against … Continued
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal Consolidates Two Competing Actions – An Industry First
Thejudge• November 1st, 2023
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has recently realised another first in approving the consolidation of two competing separate actions in the ad-tech sector against Google, therefore avoiding a ‘carriage dispute’ about which of the claims would be most suitable … Continued
Can an ATE policy be good security in a claim where there are allegations of dishonesty or fraud?
Thejudge• June 5th, 2023
Matthew Amey of TheJudge recently wrote an article for Practical Law on the High Court’s judgment in Saxon Woods Investment Ltd v Francesco Costa and others [2023] EWHC 850 (Ch). He considers the questions the court will examine when deciding … Continued
Benefits of using a Broker
Donna Nortcliffe• August 1st, 2022
Solicitors have a duty to advise their clients with regards to potential insurance/funding options available to them under the SRA Standards and Regulations (“STaRs”). This can be time consuming when in the midst of dealing with a litigation matter and … Continued
Alternative billing without additional risk? Litigation Insurance can help.
Thejudge• June 26th, 2022
As recently reported in City A.M., an overwhelming majority of the UK’s most prominent law firms are now facing pressure from their existing and prospective clients to cut the costs of their services and make use of alternative billing arrangements. … Continued